Best recommended IP cameras for Blue Iris?
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Oceanslider
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Good selection here...
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Bruce_H
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Are you looking for good night or day performance, indoor or outdoor, License plate detection, face detection etc! do you need Pan Tilt and Zoom or need a wide or narrow field of view, is what you are want to look at near or far away. Some info about what you are trying to do would be beneficial to making some recommendation.
mat200
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Welcome Tin
In general many here are using Dahua OEM or Hikvision OEM IP PoE cameras that meet IP specs well ( RSTP et al ) [ if you are doing a setup for US Government related requirements, you will need to look for other OEM companies )
For low light conditions looks for models that have 1/1.8" 4MP sensors as those have been shown to work well ( look for member reviews in the forum )
There should be a good link from @wittaj and others on recently recommended models.
If you are new to this, I would start with one varifocal 1/1.8" 4MP sensor IP PoE camera to learn with ( look for how to setup a test rig ), and then once you're comfortable get a few more cameras.
Bruce,
Thank you for your reply. And thank you for your well thought out questions.
I would like four cameras, each on a corner of the house, that, perhaps can do 270 degrees. Then, I would like another camera that faces the road that can do facial recognition as well as license plate reading. I would place this camera up at the top of the driveway, trench for the POE line.
Finally, maybe two cameras that I could mount up in tall trees that give an over all view of the entire property. We are in a forest in the High Sierra Mountain Range.
We would like all cameras to have night vision too.
Thank you,
Tin
mat200
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"I would like four cameras, each on a corner of the house, that, perhaps can do 270 degrees. "
There are some 2 lens camera models that can do basically a FOV of 180 degrees.
For 270 degree coverage you would need 3x 90 degree FOV cameras, or 1x 180 FOV dual lens camera +1 90 degree FOV camera.
My guess is that it will take a lot more cameras to accomplish what you are thinking is possible.
You may need to adjust your expectations, budget, or both.
Start learning first with one camera imho
Chokolinho
Getting comfortable
+1 above.
Without knowing what your goals of the camera is, this thread is used as the go to for the new person here outlining the commonly recommended cameras (along with Amazon links) based on distance to IDENTIFY that represent the overall best value/best bang for the buck in terms of price and performance day and night. It might be a 2MP camera in some instances. Many here feel 4MP is the current sweet spot for these cameras.
The Importance of Focal Length over MP in camera selection
And coupled with that thread is this great thread which will show why all of the same 2.8 or 3.6mm cameras is the wrong choice (these are the common focal lengths consumer brands sell):
i-want-2-8mm-cameras-everywhere-to-see-everything-this-is-why-you-need-specific-fovs-with-purposeful-focal-lengths.70053/
We would encourage you to look at those threads in detail.
It will probably raise more questions than answers LOL.
You would have to set the camera up specifically to read plates. You need the proper camera with OPTICAL zoom for the distance you are covering and the angle to get plates.
Regarding plates, keep in mind that this is a camera dedicated to plates and not an overview camera also. It is as much an art as it is a science. You will need two cameras. For LPR we need to OPTICALLY zoom in tight to make the plate as large as possible. For most of us, all you see is the not much more than a vehicle in the entire frame. Now maybe in the right location during the day it might be able to see some other things, but not at night.
At night, we have to run a very fast shutter speed (1/2,000) and in B/W with IR and the image will be black. All you will see are head/tail lights and the plate. Some people can get away with color if they have enough street lights, but most of us cannot. Here is a representative sample of plates I get at night of vehicles traveling about 45MPH at 175 feet from my 2MP 5241-Z12E camera (that is all that is needed for plates):
See the LPR subforum for more details.
Without knowing what your goals of the camera is, this thread is used as the go to for the new person here outlining the commonly recommended cameras (along with Amazon links) based on distance to IDENTIFY that represent the overall best value/best bang for the buck in terms of price and performance day and night. It might be a 2MP camera in some instances. Many here feel 4MP is the current sweet spot for these cameras.
The Importance of Focal Length over MP in camera selection
And coupled with that thread is this great thread which will show why all of the same 2.8 or 3.6mm cameras is the wrong choice (these are the common focal lengths consumer brands sell):
i-want-2-8mm-cameras-everywhere-to-see-everything-this-is-why-you-need-specific-fovs-with-purposeful-focal-lengths.70053/
We would encourage you to look at those threads in detail.
It will probably raise more questions than answers LOL.
You would have to set the camera up specifically to read plates. You need the proper camera with OPTICAL zoom for the distance you are covering and the angle to get plates.
Regarding plates, keep in mind that this is a camera dedicated to plates and not an overview camera also. It is as much an art as it is a science. You will need two cameras. For LPR we need to OPTICALLY zoom in tight to make the plate as large as possible. For most of us, all you see is the not much more than a vehicle in the entire frame. Now maybe in the right location during the day it might be able to see some other things, but not at night.
At night, we have to run a very fast shutter speed (1/2,000) and in B/W with IR and the image will be black. All you will see are head/tail lights and the plate. Some people can get away with color if they have enough street lights, but most of us cannot. Here is a representative sample of plates I get at night of vehicles traveling about 45MPH at 175 feet from my 2MP 5241-Z12E camera (that is all that is needed for plates):
See the LPR subforum for more details.